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OLA Conference 2018

Welcome to the 2018 OLA Conference program! Please check back frequently, as more details and information will be continuously added over the coming weeks. See our tips for using Sched. The conference hashtag is #ORLib18 (twitter / instagram)

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Emily O'Neal

Deschutes Public Library
Technical Services Manager
Bend, OR

Emily recently became the Technical Services Manager for Deschutes Public Library in Bend, Oregon. She relocated to Bend in late April of 2016 from Steamboat Springs, Colorado where she was the Technical Services and Collection Management Librarian for Bud Werner Memorial Library. Prior to Colorado, Emily was the Library Operations Manager of Collections for the University of New Mexico. When not managing a Technical Services department, Emily enjoys spending time outdoors hiking, snowboarding and paddle boarding with her husband and two dogs.

8:00am PDT

**RESCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, 4/19** The Guadalajara Book Fair and Your Library: The Launch of Libros for Oregon WilderDeborah Gitlitz • Star Khan • Teena Nelson • REFORMA Oregon Round Table (RORT) The Now and Future MarcEdit: A Day-long Workshop with Terry ReeseLIMITED Studio B & CTerry Reese • Technical Services Round Table (TSRT)

12:00pm PDT

Pre-ordered Box Lunches Available Conference Center Lobby

8:30am PDT

Grand Opening Session and Keynote Address: Erin Helgren Playwright's HallJill Cunningham • Erin Helgren

10:00am PDT

Exhibits Grand Opening Composer's Hall

11:00am PDT

Training for the Future: Equipping Staff for the Challenges to Come FerberDarci Hanning • Amy Honisett • Blake Kincaid • Kathryn Kohl • Tracey Letmate • Lisa Tattersall User-Centered Collection Development: Assessing Open Access Funding with Service Design Heuristics WilderErin Gallagher • Joe Marquez

12:30pm PDT

All Conference Lunch & Business Meeting Playwright's Hall

2:00pm PDT

This One’s for the Fans: Building and Improving Access to Fandom Collections in the Library VistasAmy Mihelich • Lori Moore • Mark Richardson • Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN) • Technical Services Round Table (TSRT)

4:00pm PDT

Acquisitions 101: An Unconference Board RoomRachel Aronowitz • Damon Campbell • Emily O'Neal • Technical Services Round Table (TSRT) So Emotional: The Hidden Labor and Mental Load of Librarianship VistasKirsten Brodbeck-Kenney • Sarah Strahl • Public Library Division (PLD)

8:30am PDT

Collection Development Policies: From the Ground Up WilderDamon Campbell • Molly Carlisle • Linda Crook • Miriam Rigby • Technical Services Round Table (TSRT)

11:00am PDT

Light Up Your Library With a Community How-To Fest WilderJosie Hanneman Taking Training Home: Activities for Staff Development Studio B & CKathryn Kohl • Arlene Weible • Laural Winter

11:50am PDT

Nomens, Agents, and Four-fold Paths: What’s New with RDA? WilderLori Robare • Technical Services Round Table (TSRT)

12:30pm PDT

Awards Lunch & OYAN Raffle Big Winners Playwright's Hall

2:00pm PDT

Growing Into Management WilderMargaret Alexander • Karen Muller • Jimmy Pearson • Jerianne Thompson • Public Library Division (PLD) Obtaining the Keys to the Kingdom: The Secrets of Serial Bibliographic Records Revealed Director's RoomMary Grenci • Technical Services Round Table (TSRT)

11:30am PDT

Get Out of Town! How to Get an International Library Job SousaLara Seven Phillips

12:20pm PDT

Weed Them and Reap SousaMaryKay Dahlgreen • Emily O'Neal • Technical Services Round Table (TSRT)

1:00pm PDT

Pre-ordered Box Lunches Available Conference Center Lobby

2:00pm PDT

If They Build It, They Might Come: Design Thinking and Teen Summer Reading SousaSeana Lane • Windalu Medrano • Amy P Miller